The Everyday Guide to Wine, the Essential Wine
Education Course, Now Available on DVD from The Great Courses

New Course, Designed and Led By Acclaimed Master of Wine Jennifer
Simonetti-Bryan, Lets Consumers Raise Their Wine I.Q. at Home

June 16, 2010 09:46 AM Eastern Daylight Time

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wine lovers – both connoisseurs and novices – can now enrich their
knowledge and enjoyment of wine through The Everyday Guide to Wine,
a new DVD-based course taught by acclaimed Master of Wine Jennifer
Simonetti-Bryan. This comprehensive and engaging wine education course
was launched today by The Great Courses, the leader in consumer-driven,
lifelong learning programs.

Dynamic and interactive, The Everyday Guide to Wine is an
authoritative wine “seminar” that brings the expertise of one of the
world’s pre-eminent wine authorities directly to consumers – all in the
comfort and convenience of their own homes. Through 24 engaging
half-hour DVD lectures, consumers will learn about the great wine
regions of the world, how to savor a wide variety of wines, the
terminology used by wine experts, and valuable tips for selecting,
tasting and storing wine. The course is delivered by Jennifer
Simonetti-Bryan, a designated Master of Wine (MW) and one of only four
women in the U.S. ever to achieve this prestigious title – the most
rigorous and difficult to obtain in the wine industry.

“The Everyday Guide to Wine is a rich educational experience for
the mind, as well as the palate,” said Brandon Hidalgo, CEO of The
Teaching Company, which produces The Great Courses. “We listened closely
to consumers and designed the course to their exact preferences – with
the dedication to quality, educational depth and compelling content that
distinguishes The Great Courses. And we have partnered with Jennifer
Simonetti-Bryan, whose unique expertise has enabled us to create a wine
education experience never before available to the public.”

“It was important to me to create a course both for connoisseurs wishing
to deepen their appreciation of wine, and novices who want to take the
mystery out of enjoying a great bottle,” said Ms. Simonetti-Bryan. “The
Everyday Guide to Wine gives both novices and budding sommeliers an
opportunity to learn about 130 different wines, every major grape
variety and region, and my own trade secrets for identifying tasting
notes and making food pairings – while learning at their own pace. The
Great Courses is known for its rich content, superior quality and
academic integrity. I am proud to be part of their respected faculty.”

Master of Wine Jennifer Simonetti-Bryan is the definitive authority on
wine in the U.S. and one of the world’s most popular wine educators. She
is the fourth woman in the U.S. to obtain the title of Master of
Wine—the most rigorous and difficult title to obtain in the wine
industry. Among the few individuals to have achieved the highest
credentials from both The Society of Wine Educators and Wine & Spirits
Education Trust, Ms. Simonetti-Bryan has trained thousands in the wine
and spirits trade. A judge for international wine and spirits
competitions, she was honored with the international Wiesbaden Tasting
Trophy by The Institute of Masters of Wine in 2008.

About The Great Courses

Designed to meet the powerful consumer demand for lifelong learning, The
Great Courses is an intellectually engaging series of video and audio
courses led by the world’s top professors and experts in diverse fields
such as philosophy, history, literature, science and the arts. Published
by The Teaching Company, a rapidly growing media company with a 20%+
CAGR in revenues since 2006, The Great Courses pioneered the concept of
producing comprehensive, noncredit, university-level courses for the
enjoyment of lifelong learners. The Great Courses’ catalog features more
than 300 Great Courses and has sold more than 8 million copies to
customers around the world. For more information on The Great Courses,
please visit www.teach12.com.